Copolymers and latex paint compositions using such copolymers that are heat-age stable and provide good adhesion, block resistance, and hiding all while using lower amounts of titanium dioxide are described herein. In one aspect, the heat-age stable compositions include an acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acrylic copolymer or blends thereof including, as additional polymerizable units, at least one polymerizable phosphate surfactant and at least one linear or branched hydrophobic monomer that are both polymerized into the acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acrylic copolymer backbone.

Provided is a method for producing a composite material in which the dispersibility of an exfoliated layered substance in a resin or the like is improved and with which a synthetic resin having significantly improved properties, such as impact resistance, can be obtained. A method for producing a composite material including an exfoliated layered substance and a coating substance coating a surface of the exfoliated layered substance includes a disintegrating step of disintegrating secondary particles of an exfoliated layered substance in a solution containing a coating substance, or a method for producing a composite material including an exfoliated layered substance and a coating substance coating a surface of the exfoliated layered substance includes a disintegrating step of disintegrating secondary particles of an exfoliated layered substance in a solvent and a dissolving step of dissolving a coating substance in a dispersion containing the exfoliated layered substance that has been disintegrated.

The present disclosure is directed to simple, scalable methods of forming colloidal MXene dispersions in nonpolar organic solvents with long term stability.

The present application relates to the technical field of electrophoretic particles, more particularly to an electrophoretic particle, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof. The electrophoretic particle includes a shell layer and a core layer, which is wrapped in the shell layer. The core layer includes a plurality of core particles, and the density of the core particles is lower than a density of the shell layer. The structure of the plurality of the core particles makes the shell layer wrapping on surfaces of the plurality of the core particles form a folded structure, thus increasing a surface area of the core layer and improving the bonding tightness between the shell layer and the core layer, and making the shell layer of the resulting electrophoretic particle have relatively strong tightness.

The present invention provides an ultrafine modified hydromagnesite powder, and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: drying ultrafine hydromagnesite, then adding a certain amount of organic dispersion reagent, isocyanate compound and catalyst, stirring at a certain temperature for a period of time, filtering, washing and drying to obtain powder 1; taking the powder 1, a certain amount of organic dispersion reagent and fatty amine, stirring at a certain temperature for a period of time, filtering, washing and drying to obtain the ultrafine modified hydromagnesite powder. The powder is mixed with polyethylene and an auxiliary agent, and extruded for granulation at 160-200 C. to obtain polyethylene composite material. The material has excellent tensile strength and flame retardant property.

The present invention provides an ultrafine modified hydromagnesite powder, and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: drying ultrafine hydromagnesite, then adding a certain amount of organic dispersion reagent, isocyanate compound and catalyst, stirring at a certain temperature for a period of time, filtering, washing and drying to obtain powder 1; taking the powder 1, a certain amount of organic dispersion reagent and fatty amine, stirring at a certain temperature for a period of time, filtering, washing and drying to obtain the ultrafine modified hydromagnesite powder. The powder is mixed with polyethylene and an auxiliary agent, and extruded for granulation at 160-200 C. to obtain polyethylene composite material. The material has excellent tensile strength and flame retardant property.

The disclosure provides a process for preparing a self-dispersing pigment having an isoelectric point of at least about 8 comprising: (a) adding a dual functional compound with an acidic aluminum salt to form an aqueous solution, wherein the dual functional compound comprises an anchoring group that attaches the dual-functional compound to the pigment surface, and a basic amine group comprising a primary, secondary or tertiary amine; (b) adding a base to the mixture from step (a) whereby the pH is raised to about 4 to about 9 to form a turbid solution; and (c) adding the mixture from step (b) to a slurry of inorganic particles whereby a hydrous alumina and the dual functional compound are deposited on the pigment surface. The self-dispersing pigments prepared by this process are useful in making dcor paper that may be used in paper laminates.

A method of colouring cementitious building materials such as concrete is disclosed. The method uses flowable, spray-dried, particulate formulations of inorganic pigments prepared using a selection of formulants that do not substantially effect primary ettringite formation. Quantities of the formulations may conveniently be dispensed into a slurry of cement and water by gravimetric or volumetric means.

The present invention includes a process for producing treated filler that includes (a) treating a slurry that includes untreated filler where the untreated filler has not been previously dried, with a treating composition that includes a treating agent, thereby forming a treated filler slurry, and (b) drying the treated filler slurry to produce treated filler. The treating agent can include a polymer having (i) at least one first group that interacts with the untreated filler and (ii) at least one second group that interacts with a rubber matrix into which the treated filler is incorporated. The present invention also is directed to treated filler prepared by the process, as well as rubber compounding compositions and tires including the treated filler.

The invention provides metal oxide particles surface-treated with at least one alkoxysilane compound, methods of making such, and toners comprising same.